Who do you know that has the coolest job?

[Mario149]

As per the title really, we all know people who have jobs that we envy, who out of your friends and family does something that you envy and what is it?

For me, one of my best and oldest mates is an explorer. Yup, no kidding, that's actually what he does and makes money out of it, this is him. He's even found a cutler that has designed him his own personal "explorer" knife to his specification....very cool....want.

Coming in a close second is another mate of mine who flies Apache in the Army (I'd love to learn to fly some day)

[Plotloss]

Got a few mates that work in the record business at various levels, best mate runs a company that makes model miniatures for the film and television industry.

They seem to have an alright time of it.

[angusc43]

There are lots of media types round where I live.

One mate of mine is record producer. He's produced some seriously big household names.

Another is a very successful fashion photographer - he has loads of fun.

I know several guys who run successful ad production companies shooting mainstream TV ads literally all over the world - call that a job ?!

Coolest of all (to me) is my mate who sold his marketing company 10 years ago and hasn't had to work since. And never will. Lucky b***er. Last seen slumming in in a very up market neighbourhood in Sydney.

[markmullen]

I love my work

[missing the VR6]

I do, I love selling cars.

[ShadownINja]

angusc43 said:

Coolest of all (to me) is my mate who sold his marketing company 10 years ago and hasn't had to work since. And never will. Lucky b***er. Last seen slumming in in a very up market neighbourhood in Sydney.

Didn't think it'd be worth that much but there you go! I do know one guy who sold his share of a biotech company.

[koolchris99]

my mate films cricket, he sits in the sun all day, he travels around the world filming coaching sessions with great cricketers, and he gets paid to do it.

He has been to Barbados filming a coaching session with otis gibson last week, hes gone to spain or somewhere now and hes off to australia at the end of the month

lucky bd.

another mate is a grad at accenture, i'm not sure what he actually does, it appears to be nothing, but he gets paid loads (for a 22 year old) for it.

[Muncher]

A mate who is a longhaul pilot seems to have it pretty good.

[sleep envy]

Mrs envy's mate is a film director - he's done various stuff for the BBC including episode of doctor who and torchwood

[Somewhatfoolish]

me

[Condi]

I have a few friends who play premiership rugby, and some have gone on to play England representative stuff. My best mate works in the M+A section of a large accountancy firm and sells business' worth millions and millions, not sure thats cool but it could be interesting.

[whitechief]

A friend of mine flies a Typhoon in 11 Squadron. I think that's pretty cool.

[toast boy]

I've got a mate who is somehow involved in high fashion, he's forever jetting about to the various fashion shows and always with a gaggle of models around him. I don't think I could hack the shallow and vicious people in the industry but it works for him and is a pretty cool lifestyle.

I've got another mate who is a male model, he doesn't take it seriously at all but gets paid to be flown about and have his picture taken, means he doesn't need to get a real job which is good.

I think the coolest are a couple of my friends who are artists and actually are able to make a living out of it, that has to be the best - being able to make a living from something you are massively passionate about and retain a great deal of freedom.

[zeppelin101]

Provided I get the result I'm aiming for in my degree, there is a good chance I will be back working for these guys after I completed a year with them on placement. Had a ridiculous amount of fun with them!

[whirligig]

Got a good friend who is a Warrant Officer in the SAS - very down to earth, never mentions what he does for a living when out and about but you just know that he has done and seen things that not many folk have.

[Chris71]

zeppelin101 said:

Provided I get the result I'm aiming for in my degree, there is a good chance I will be back working for these guys after I completed a year with them on placement. Had a ridiculous amount of fun with them!

Small world. I wrote an article on (or at least heavily featuring) Mr Bowen and co a while back.

[blueg33]

one mate who is a nuclear physicist working on secret government stuff
one mate who is a song writer, formerly a popstar with several number ones
one mate who is a special forces helicopter pilot

[jshell]

Ex-GF's uncle was the Firing Room manager for NASA. He was in control of the shuttle launches for the first few seconds of flight whereupon control is handed over to Houston. He retired years ago but was around NASA since the very early days and all of the Apollo missions.

Gotta be one of the absolute coolest jobs ever!

[Matt Harper]

I enjoy my work also - qualitative research - some of it with big auto manufacturers - but I do sometimes envy one of my younger brothers, who has carved out a very fruitful career producing somewhat eclectic pornography.

I also have a neighbor who works on the Lockheed/Beoing Apache Longbow weapons guidance system development program.

Edited by Matt Harper on Wednesday 6th October 18:54

[Soovy]

jshell said:

Ex-GF's uncle was the Firing Room manager for NASA. He was in control of the shuttle launches for the first few seconds of flight whereupon control is handed over to Houston. He retired years ago but was around NASA since the very early days and all of the Apollo missions.

Gotta be one of the absolute coolest jobs ever!

Winner.